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The Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya kyô)

The Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya kyô)

8th century
Medium/TechniqueHandscroll; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 27.5 x 188.6 cm (10 13/16 x 74 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession number19.681
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ClassificationsCalligraphy
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ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)

Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.